Texas baseball knew it would play at some point on June 1 – though the Longhorns are playing earlier than they may have anticipated.
The Longhorns, the No. 2 national seed in the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament, find themselves in the Austin Regional’s elimination game against Kansas State after falling 9-7 to UTSA on May 31. Jim Schlossnagle and Co. need to win two games – first against the Wildcats, then in a rematch vs. the Roadrunners – just to force a rubber match vs. UTSA on June 2.
Of course, Texas must first beat Kansas State, which began its run in the Austin Regional with a loss to UTSA before staving off elimination with a win over Houston Christian. Whoever wins the matchup between the Longhorns and Wildcats will advance to take on the Roadrunners in the Austin Regional championship.
USA TODAY is providing live updates, scores and highlights from Texas and Kansas State’s elimination game. Follow along here:
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Texas baseball live score vs Kansas State
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Texas baseball vs Kansas State live updates
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Clemson, Kentucky still playing on ESPN
Texas vs. Kansas State is slated to air on ESPN, but will start before the end of the Kentucky-Clemson game in the Clemson Regional (still in the top of the seventh). Fans hoping to watch the game can stream the action on ESPN+.
Texas baseball starting pitcher
Texas will start right-handed junior Ruger Riojas on the mount vs. Kansas State. He has an 8-3 record, 5.25 ERA and 1.31 WHIP on top of 56 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings this season. Here is the lineup he will face against the Wildcats:
Texas baseball batting order
Here’s a look at the Longhorns’ batting order vs. Kansas State:
What time does Texas baseball vs Kansas State start?
Date: Sunday, June 1
Time: 3 p.m. ET
First pitch for Texas and Kansas State’s elimination game is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
What TV channel is Texas baseball vs Kansas State on today?
TV channel: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN app | ESPN+
The Longhorns-Wildcats game will air live on ESPN. Streaming options include the ESPN app (with a valid cable login) and ESPN+, the latter of which serves as ESPN’s streaming service.
NCAA baseball tournament schedule
Regionals: May 30-June 2
Super regionals: June 6-9
College World Series: June 13-22/23
CWS finals: June 21-22/23
The 2025 NCAA baseball tournament began on May 30 with the regional round, which will conclude no later than June 2. Following the regional round are the super regionals, which will take place June 6-9. After that, the College World Series will begin on June 13 and end on either June 22 or 23, depending on whether the three-game championship series needs two or three games.
